The 17th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Takuya Satoh from Kyushu University visited Germany and the UK between 30th May and 3rd June 2016 and gave invited lectures at MPI(Stuttgart), University of Oxford, University of Exeter and University of York.
Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q & A sessions.

MPI Stuttgart

With Professor Takagi at MPI

University of Oxford

University of Exeter

University of York

Dinner with Professors from University of York

The 18th Millennium Science Forum

The 18th Millennium Science Forum was held on the 11th November 2015 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda ku Tokyo.

At the forum, the 17th (2015) Sir Martin Wood Prize was awarded to Dr Takuya Satoh from Kyushu University.

The prize was awarded in recognition of his research into “Generation and control of magnetic excitations by polarized light in antiferromagnets and ferrimagnets”.

Guest speakers at the event were Dr Kevin O’Grady from University of York and Professor Masaki Takata from Tohoku University.

The British Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Tim Hitchens welcomed the large gathering of over 100 guests which included senior scientists and scholars from the UK and Japan.

The 16th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Masamitsu Hayashi from NIMS visited Germany and the UK between 4th and 13th June 2015 and gave invited lectures at MPI(Stuttgart), University of Oxford, UCL, University of Cambridge and University of York.
Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q & A sessions.

MPI Stuttgart

University of Oxford

Sir Martin Wood’s garden

UCL

University of Cambridge

University of York

The 17th Millennium Science Forum

The 17th Millennium Science Forum was held on the 5th November 2014 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda ku Tokyo.

At the forum, the 16th (2014) Sir Martin Wood Prize was awarded to Dr Masamitsu Hayashi from NIMS.

The prize was awarded in recognition of his research into “Effective field measurements and spin torque dynamics in magnetic nanostructures”.

Guest speakers at the event were Dr Julie Maxton from Royal Society and Professor Akira Fujishima from Tokyo University of Science.

The British Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Tim Hitchens welcomed the large gathering of over 100 guests which included senior scientists and scholars from the UK and Japan.

Invited Lecture given by Professor Akira Fujishima, Tokyo University of Science

Demonstration by Professor Fujishima

Invited Speaker Dr Julie Maxton, Royal Society

Commemorative Photograph with forum guests

15th Sir Martin Wood Prize Winner Lecture Tour in the UK

The 15th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Naoya Shibata from The University of Tokyo visited the UK between 23rd and 28th June 2014 and gave invited lectures at University of Glasgow, University of York, University of Manchester, University of Oxford and Univrsity of Cambridge.
Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q & A sessions.

University of Glasgow

A short break

University of Manchester

Sir Martin Wood’s garden

University of Oxford

University of Cambridge

The 16th Millennium Science Forum

The 16th Millennium Science Forum was held on the 13th November 2013 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda ku Tokyo.

At Forum the 15th (2013) Sir Martin Wood Prize was awarded to Dr Naoya Shibata from The University of Tokyo.

The prize was awarded in recognition of his research into “Development of an advanced scanning transmission electron microscope for material science research”.

Guest speakers at the event were Sir Peter Williams from Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and Professor Seigo Tarucha from The University of Tokyo.

The British Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Tim Hitchens welcomed the large gathering of over 120 guests which included senior scientists and scholars from the UK and Japan.

Invited Lecture given by Professor Seigo Tarucha, The University of Tokyo

Invited Speaker Sir Peter Williams, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Commemorative Photograph with previous winners of the prize

Poster Session by previous winners

14th Sir Martin Wood Prize Winner Lecture Tour in the UK

The 14th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Daichi Chiba from Kyoto University visited the UK between 13th and 17th May 2013 and gave invited lectures at University of York, University of Nottingham, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and London Center for Nanotechnology, UCL.

Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q & A sessions.

University of Oxford

Sir Martin Wood’s Garden

Isaac Newton’s House

UCL

The 15th Millennium Science Forum

The 15th Millennium Science Forum was held on the 14th November 2012 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda ku Tokyo.

The 13th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Yukio Kawano from Tokyo Institute of Technology visited the UK between 27th and 1st June 2012 and gave invited lectures at University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Oxford and London Center for Nanotechnology, UCL.

Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q & A sessions.

With Nobel laureate Professor Konstantin Novoselov and Professor Laurence Eaves (Nottingham University) in the University of Manchester

Sir Martin Wood’s garden

With Professor Robin Nicholas in front of Sir Martin Wood Theatre

UCL

With Professor Gabriel Aeppli and Professor Sir Mike Pepper in UCL

The 14th Millennium Science Forum

The 14th Millennium Science Forum was held on the 14th November 2012 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda ku Tokyo.

At Forum the 13th (2011) Sir Martin Wood Prize was awarded to Dr Yukio Kawano from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

The prize was awarded in recognition of his research into “THz wave detection based on low-dimensional electronic systems”.

Guest speakers at the event were Professor Tony Cheetham, University of Cambridge and Professor Tsuneya Ando from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

The British Ambassador to Japan, Sir David Warren welcomed the large gathering of over 120 guests which included senior scientists and scholars from the UK and Japan.

Invited Lecture given by Professor Tsuneya Ando from Tokyo Institute of Technology

Commemorative Photograph with previous winners of the prize

Invited speaker Professor Tony Cheetham, University of Cambridge

12th sir Martin Wood Prize winner Lecture Tour in the UK.

The 12th Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr Shuichi Murakami from Tokyo Institute of Technology visited the UK between 19th June and 24th June 2011 and gave invited lectures at Lancaster University, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Manchester, London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL.

Many researchers attended the lectures and they were followed by lively Q&A sessions.

Dr Kawano with Professor Noboru Miura in front of Christchurch College Oxford

Professor Laurence Eaves laboratory in the University of Nottingham

Lecture at UCL

Sir Martin Woods garden by the river Thames

Lecture in University of Manchester

With Nobel laureate Professor Konstantin Novoselov in the University of Manchester

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